This application may be submitted at any time during the year. Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. Once awarded, the OLTP designation begins immediately and is good for five (5) years. The designation expires on December 31st of the fifth year following the year of designation. (Example: If the OLTP designation is awarded any time in 2017, the designation will expire on December 31, 2022, if not renewed). Subsequent renewal cycles will be exactly five years in length (a renewal awarded for the December 31, 2022 expiration date will result in a new expiration date of December 31, 2027). Renewal applications must be submitted by October 31st of the renewal year to allow time for review and processing.

All qualifying employment experience and professional development activities must be completed at the time the application is submitted. Work Experience, OLTA Involvement, and ALTA and OLTA committee and leadership positions may have been completed over the forty (40) year period prior to the application, BUT please note that participation, attendance, industry compliance and educational activities must have been completed during the five (5) years immediately preceding the application.